Food delivery apps could cause your favorite mom-and-pop to shutter its doors. Here's why:
In case you wanna read more, I'll tweet out some good literature on why – and what YOU can do to help keep your favorite restaurants alive during COVID.
This @nytimes piece from @nathanielpopper does a fantastic job of explaining how delivery apps are ravaging the restaurant industry. Fees are high, profit margins low. And small mom-and-pops can't negotiate the fees as easily as a huge national chain can. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/technology/delivery-apps-restaurants-fees-virus.html
As Diners Flock to Delivery Apps, Restaurants Fear for Their Future

While the apps say they are saving them in the pandemic, many restaurateurs say the opposite.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/technology/delivery-apps-restaurants-fees-virus.html
Then there's the viral post from Chicago Pizza Boss – showing the extreme end of the spectrum. How, under certain circumstances, (largely unregulated) delivery apps can gobble up HUGE amounts of income that would otherwise go to restaurants. https://www.today.com/food/viral-post-raises-questions-about-how-much-restaurants-earn-delivery-t180675
This is how much restaurants really make when you order from Grubhub or Uber Eats

A viral post raised several important questions about whether third-party apps truly help or hurt struggling restaurants.

https://www.today.com/food/viral-post-raises-questions-about-how-much-restaurants-earn-delivery-t180675
Another piece on restaurants pleading with customers to abandon food delivery apps: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/restaurants-rebel-against-delivery-apps-cities-crack-down-fees-n1211456
Cut the middle man: Restaurants plead with customers to abandon delivery apps

One restaurateur gives each bag a personal touch, printing out a small note with a simple message: Grubhub orders are killing his business.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/restaurants-rebel-against-delivery-apps-cities-crack-down-fees-n1211456
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